Ren sat on the stone steps of the old wall, staring at the horizon.Kael remained beside him, arms crossed.
Since Eron’s death, the world felt different.
More… fragile.
Ren broke the silence.
“I thought about it all night…” he said, without taking his eyes off the sky. “We can’t enter the Abysses right now.”
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Kael turned to him.
“I know.”
Ren took a deep breath.
“If we go… we’ll die.”
A heavy silence followed.
Kael nodded slowly.
“Even with my power… even after what happened with Eron…”He clenched his fists.“We’re still weak.”
Ren felt something solidify inside him.
“Then we’ll change that.”
Kael lifted his gaze.
“We’ll get stronger. As fast as possible.”
For the first time in days, Ren smiled.
“For her.”“For Eron.”“For us.”
The wind blew harder.
And just like that… the training arc began.
Strength is not born from pride — it is born from knowing you are not enough.Their next step will not be reckless.It will be deliberate.
Growth begins now.